New data on GDPR enforcement agencies reveal why the GDPR is failing

27 April 20209 June 2020 ~ johnnyryan ~ Leave a comment

New data from Brave show that European governments have not equipped their national authorities to enforce the GDPR. Brave presents Europe’s governments are failing the GDPR, a report on data protection authorities’ (DPAs) capacity to enforce against tech infringements of the GDPR. Two years after the GDPR was first applied, the GDPR is now in danger … Continue reading New data on GDPR enforcement agencies reveal why the GDPR is failing

Failure to enforce the GDPR enables Google’s monopoly

18 February 202029 July 2020 ~ johnnyryan

Brave's submission to the UK Competition & Markets Authority shows how to fix the RTB market and end Google's advertising monopoly.

Brave uncovers widespread surveillance of UK citizens by private companies embedded on UK council websites

4 February 202029 July 2020 ~ johnnyryan

Brave has uncovered widespread surveillance of UK citizens by private companies embedded on UK council websites. "Surveillance on UK council websites", a new report from Brave, reveals the extent of private companies’ surveillance of UK citizens when they seek help for addiction, disability, and poverty from their local government authorities.

Google and IAB’s inadequate proposals to reform RTB

21 January 202029 July 2020 ~ johnnyryan

This note highlights the inadequacies of Google and IAB proposals to reform RTB, and rebuts the argument for inaction.